Better. See note on Pro_8:11. Illustrations: the shepherds (Luk_2:20. Compare Mat_2:3); Paul in prison (Php_1:4, Php_1:11, Php_1:13, Php_1:18; 1Ti_6:6). Contrast Ahab in palace (1Ki_21:4). Jehovah is a substitute for every good thing, but nothing is a substitute for Him.